Kino
Redmond, US · Founded 2019 · Delaware corporation · 5 known investors
Interactive streaming platform bridging the gap between actors, filmmakers and Hollywood.
Also known as KINO · KINO Studios
Founders & leadership
Investors · 5
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$13.1M disclosed across 2 of 3 rounds · 2020–2024
- Undisclosed amountPre-Seed ExtensionMay 2024Source ↗
▶$10.4MraisedMar 2022 · 3 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Mahak GargDirector
- Saumya YadavExecutive Officer, Director
- Karan VarshneyDirector
- Offering amount
- $10.4M
- Amount sold
- $10.4M
- First sale
- Nov 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2019
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$2.7MraisedDec 2020 · 14 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Mahak GargDirector
- Karan VarshneyDirector
- Saumya YadavExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $2.7M
- Amount sold
- $2.7M
- First sale
- Dec 2020
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2019
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026KINO offers secure technology for film and television production, consolidating production workflows into a single platform. Its product set covers dailies and post-production review, stills approvals, secure screening rooms, focus groups, and white-label/OTT solutions. The dailies and post-production workflow allows teams to review dailies, cuts, and editorial material remotely with secure playback and time-stamped feedback, with playback supported across more than 19,000 device types, including home theater and smart TV viewing while notes are left from a phone or tablet.
Alongside the software business, the company operates KINO Studios, described as an independent film fund that works with talent to produce and finance premium content. Announced projects include the film undertone, acquired by A24 and premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, and a documentary on the legacy of Easy Company produced with Tom Hanks and Playtone, based on the HBO mini-series Band of Brothers, for streaming on HBO Max.
Business model
KINO combines a production technology platform serving film and television productions with a film fund arm, KINO Studios, that produces and finances content; content is monetized through distribution arrangements such as the acquisition of undertone by A24 and streaming distribution on HBO Max.
Traction
undertone recorded a $9.34 million domestic opening weekend against a reported $500K production budget after acquisition by A24 and a 2026 Sundance Film Festival premiere; the Band of Brothers Legacy documentary is scheduled for HBO Max.
Latest developments
KINO Studios' film undertone was acquired by A24, premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival and grossed $9.34 million in its domestic opening weekend against a reported $500K production budget. The company also partnered with Tom Hanks and Playtone on a Band of Brothers legacy documentary set to stream on HBO Max.
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Market position
Positions itself as a single secure location for production workflows spanning dailies review through screening, marketing approvals and OTT distribution, and describes KINO Studios as a fast-growing independent film fund.
Technology
Secure media review and distribution infrastructure supporting encrypted playback across more than 19,000 device types, time-stamped editorial notes, stills approval workflows, secure screening rooms, focus group screening tools, and white-label/OTT delivery.
Go-to-market
Film and television productions, post-production and editorial teams, studios and content owners requiring secure review, screening and distribution workflows, plus filmmakers and talent seeking production financing.
Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Competitors · 3
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Companies competing with Kino for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsKINO Studios' film undertone was acquired by A24 and premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, opening to a $9.34 million domestic opening weekend against a reported $500K production budget.
KINO Studios partnered with Tom Hanks and Playtone to produce a documentary based on the HBO mini-series Band of Brothers, honoring Easy Company; slated to stream on HBO Max.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structureIn the news
▸Research sources · 1
primary sources listed
- Kinokino.studio · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Kino do?
- KINO provides secure film and television production workflow software and operates an independent film fund.
- Who are Kino's investors?
- Kino's investors include A100X Ventures, Blockchain Founders Capital, Hyperithm, Lightning Capital, Blockchain Founders Fund.
- How much funding has Kino raised?
- Kino has disclosed $13.1M raised across 2 of its 3 known rounds.
- Where is Kino headquartered?
- Kino is headquartered in Redmond, US.